Keyword: «the social needs of the population»

The paper analyzes the social consequences of automobilization in Russia. The author notes that the pro-cess of automobilization in our country has been accelerating in the last twenty years. The number of cars per thousand inhabitants has increased more than twice. This phenomenon can be seen as progressive. However, the increase in the number of vehicles is carried out not only at the expense of domestic products of the automotive industry. Used cars of foreign manufacture are very popular among domestic consumers. The paper analyzes the results of sociological research, held in Togliatti in 2010 and 2015. They give an idea about the changing needs of the residents in preferred characteristics of the cars.